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Texas Instruments DLP User Manual

Texas Instruments DLP User Manual

Display and light control evm gui tool

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DLP
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1
Overview
2
System Requirements
3
Software Installation and Driver Installation
4
User Interface Overview
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DLP is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments.
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1
Overview
The DLP
Display and Light Control evaluation module (EVM) includes a Windows
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to control the EVM through SPI and I
features provided by the GUI tool to communicate with the DLP Display and Light Control EVM.
2
System Requirements
The minimum recommended system requirements for the DLP Display and Light Control EVM GUI tool
are:
PC with 1.4-GHz Pentium IV CPU or higher
Windows 7 or greater
4 GB of RAM
1920 × 1080
200 MB of free HD space
USB port
3
Software Installation and Driver Installation
Download the
installer
Light Control EVM GUI tool DLPPicoDisplayAndLightControl.x.x.x.x.Setup.exe and follow the
instructions for software installation. The driver needed to communicate with the EVM is part of the
installation, so no other installer is needed.
Table 1
lists all the tools that the file setup.exe installs.
EVM
DLP2010EVM-LC
DLP3010EVM-LC
DLP4710EVM-LC
DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019
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Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool
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C commands. This document provides instructions on how to use
for the DLP Display and Light Control EVM GUI tool. Execute the DLP Display and
Table 1. Table of Tool Variations
Simple Mode
DLP Pico Display and Light Control x.x.x.x
(DLP2010LC)
DLP Pico Display and Light Control x.x.x.x
(DLP3010LC)
DLP Pico Display and Light Control x.x.x.x
(DLP3010LC)
Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated
DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019
Contents
Product in Advanced Mode
DLPC347x Pico Display and Light Controller (0.2
DLPC347x Pico Display and Light Controller (0.47
DLP
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Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool
User's Guide
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WVGA, 0.3 720p)
1080p)
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  • Page 1 EVM through SPI and I C commands. This document provides instructions on how to use features provided by the GUI tool to communicate with the DLP Display and Light Control EVM. System Requirements The minimum recommended system requirements for the DLP Display and Light Control EVM GUI tool are: •...
  • Page 2 User Interface Overview www.ti.com User Interface Overview Figure 1. Information Page ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 3 Figure 2. Display Pages Figure 1 shows the DLP Display and Light Control GUI tool. The GUI tool has 5 tabs on the left with 1 or more pages for each tab, which will communicate with the EVM by issuing SPI or I C commands.
  • Page 4: Information Tab

    • Ready • Connected, Incompatible EVM • Connected, Powered off • Not connected ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 5 Read system software version (0xD2) • Read flash build version (0xD9) • Read system temperature (0xD6) DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 6: Display Tab

    The following commands are used to set the display image: • Write Image Freeze (0x1A) • Read Splash Screen Header (0x0F) ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 7 Write display size (0x12) • Write image crop (0x10) • Write operating mode select (0x05) DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 8 Set to send the new information to the EVM. Click Get lets user sees the current display settings on the EVM. ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 9 Write splash screen execute (0x35; if display splash image) • Read Keystone correction control (0x89) • Read Keystone projection pitch angle (0xBC) DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 10 Write splash screen execute (0x35; if display splash image) • Read local area brightness boost control (0x81) ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 11 Figure 8. External Patterns Page External pattern streaming mode involves the projection of patterns input via the projector's video parallel port through the DLP controller board onto the DMD. On the External Patterns page, users define and check these pattern configurations: •...
  • Page 12 Select a group of one row or one column patterns to be replicated through the array by the Controller. The order of display of groups of patterns is configurable. ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 13 (Pattern Order or Pattern Control) on the left to continue. DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 14 Click Next on the bottom-right or any of the tab (Pattern Sets or Pattern Control) on the left to continue. ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 15 Write internal pattern control (0x9E) • Read trigger out configuration (0x93) • Read pattern configuration (0x97) DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 16 Write pattern configuration (0x96) • Write operating mode select (0x05) • Write splash screen select (0x0D) ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 17: Firmware Tab

    On the Backup Firmware page, users can backup the EVM firmware. Click the browser button to select the folder and image filename for the backup. DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 18 The user has the option to modify settings in the flash image through the Update Flash Image wizard. The DLP Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool gives users the ability to customize the default flash image provided on ti.com. The customizable components of the flash image are: •...
  • Page 19 (Step 1, 2, 3, or 4) on the left to move to the other pages. DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 20 (Step 1, 2, 3, or 4) on the left to move to other pages. ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 21 Step 1 - Flash Image page or any of the options (Step 1, 2, 3, or 4) on the left to move to other pages. DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 22 Step 2 - White Point page or any of the options (Step - 1, 2, 3, or 4) on the left to move to other pages. ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 23 Step 3 - Splash Image page or any of the oprtions (Step 1, 2, 3, or 4) on the left to move to other pages. DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 24 Backup Firmware page. Click No on the bottom-right to go to the Update Firmware page to update the EVM with the newly created flash image. ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 25: Debug Tab

    The Event Viewer Page lists the timestamp and description of the events occurred on the EVM system. DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 26 The tool also offers an Event Viewer and Command Log as does the simple tool, but also includes: • console • watch variables • variable list when working with the scripting tool ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 27 It then connects or disconnects from the system. Always ensure that the EVM status set to Connected before attempting to send any I C commands in Advanced mode. DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 28 Click Scripting Reference from the Help menu to see the list of commands available and the syntax for each command. ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 29 Click Get All or Set All at the top-right corner to send all the commands for the group selected. DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 ® Display and Light Control EVM GUI Tool Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 30: Revision History

    Changed free HD space from "60 MB" to "200 MB" .......................... • Updated Table 1 ........................... • Updated Table 2 ....................• Updated instructions in Section 4.3.1.1 Revision History DLPU074A – August 2018 – Revised October 2019 Submit Documentation Feedback Copyright © 2018–2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...
  • Page 31 TI products. TI’s provision of these resources does not expand or otherwise alter TI’s applicable warranties or warranty disclaimers for TI products. Mailing Address: Texas Instruments, Post Office Box 655303, Dallas, Texas 75265 Copyright © 2019, Texas Instruments Incorporated...